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(Charlie) Dent only Pa. member of Congress to break ranks
Associated Press ^ | Oct. 1, 2013 11:40 AM ET

Posted on 10/01/2013 9:04:23 PM PDT by Olog-hai

An eastern Pennsylvania member of Congress is the only one from the state’s delegation to break party ranks in a dispute that's plunging the nation into a partial government shutdown.

U.S. Rep. Charles Dent voted late Monday night against Republican attempts to scale back President Barack Obama’s signature health care law as the price to keep the federal government open and running. …

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: charliedent; gopestablishment; obamacare; rino
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1 posted on 10/01/2013 9:04:23 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

Interesting.

I am from this bit of the world and liberal leaning members of my family are rallying to Cruz, because they see how bad Obiecare is.


2 posted on 10/01/2013 9:08:38 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Olog-hai

Actually Western Pa.

Allentown may as well be Philadelphia.


3 posted on 10/01/2013 9:10:11 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Olog-hai

One word: “primary”


4 posted on 10/01/2013 9:10:15 PM PDT by GilesB
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To: Olog-hai

Another piss poor piece of writing from AP.

Took 4 paragraphs to learn that Dent was a Republican.

Must be a Democrat working for AP who wrote the story.


5 posted on 10/01/2013 9:22:14 PM PDT by MadMax, the Grinning Reaper
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To: mylife
Actually Western Pa.

EASTERN Pennsylvania, WAY Eastern, almost New Jersey. LOL.


6 posted on 10/01/2013 9:23:13 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: MadMax, the Grinning Reaper

Interesting how only information from or about Republicans who oppose the House majority is getting through the MSM.


7 posted on 10/01/2013 9:26:14 PM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)
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To: Olog-hai

i no longer have a good fax number for him. i’ll call tommorrow. it’s amazing how these reps continue to limit our means of contact.


8 posted on 10/01/2013 9:33:02 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: dadfly

You may well be able to fax him free from this site: http://faxzero.com/fax_congress.php


9 posted on 10/01/2013 9:35:13 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: RightGeek

thanks that’s a good deal for some, but i can’t get numbers direct from that site.

i fax on my own dime. it’s more...personal that way.


10 posted on 10/01/2013 9:37:30 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: mylife

>”I am from this bit of the world and liberal leaning members of my family are rallying to Cruz, because they see how bad Obiecare is”<

Let us Pray the same is happening in Millions of Households across this Great Nation.


11 posted on 10/01/2013 9:39:19 PM PDT by Kickass Conservative (If I wanted a Godless Commie Democrat to run my life, I would have Married one.)
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To: dadfly

Fax: 202-226-0778 is what it says at http://dent.house.gov/index.cfm?p=WashingtonDCOffice


12 posted on 10/01/2013 9:44:06 PM PDT by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: smoothsailing

Believe it or not, there’s another Allentown in Allegheny County, part of the city of Pittsburgh.


13 posted on 10/01/2013 9:51:06 PM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai
Charlie is a Pro Choice, No Labels guy. He acts like he is representing a blue district even though they just Gerrymandered his seat solid GOP in the last redistricting. I am stuck with this clown till he decides to quite or someone solid challenges him from the Right. Hopefully Scott Ott will come through one of these election cycles.
14 posted on 10/01/2013 9:53:57 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA (Now living in a newly minted Red State.)
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To: Olog-hai

Yeah, but it’s not a city or town, just a neighborhood in Mt. Oliver. About 30 miles north of me.


15 posted on 10/01/2013 10:09:49 PM PDT by smoothsailing
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To: RightGeek

yeah. that’s the one that is failing for me.


16 posted on 10/01/2013 10:13:51 PM PDT by dadfly
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To: RightGeek

went to his page..tried to send him an email..but they would not accept as he ONLY accepts from the 15th District he represents...funny how he takes tax payers $$$..

they are all a bunch of a$$holes.
disgusting..


17 posted on 10/01/2013 10:42:50 PM PDT by haircutter
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To: GilesB

It isn’t my district but he should be primaried along with many other House and Senate RINO’s next year.


18 posted on 10/02/2013 1:02:56 AM PDT by Nextrush (BALANCED BUDGET NOW, PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN,CHANGE I BELIEVE IN)
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To: smoothsailing

His district was drawn by the GOP dominated legislature to include both the liberal Lehigh Valley (Allentown, Bethlehem areas) and much more conservative territory to the west including northern Berks, much of Lebanon County and Dauphin County suburbs of Harrisburg).

Great territory for a conservative primary challenger.


19 posted on 10/02/2013 1:06:35 AM PDT by Nextrush (BALANCED BUDGET NOW, PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN,CHANGE I BELIEVE IN)
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To: haircutter

Add GOPe congressman Jim Gerlach in the 6th and Pat Meehan in the 7th to those who now want a cave in along with Dent.


20 posted on 10/02/2013 10:57:46 AM PDT by Nextrush (BALANCED BUDGET NOW, PRESIDENT SARAH PALIN,CHANGE I BELIEVE IN)
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